English noun: traitor |
1. | traitor (person) someone who betrays his country by committing treason |
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| Synonyms | treasonist |
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| Broader (hypernym) | criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | collaborationist, collaborator, fifth columnist, quisling, saboteur, traitress |
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| Instance hyponym | Arnold, Benedict Arnold |
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2. | traitor (person) a person who says one thing and does another |
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| Synonyms | betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, two-timer |
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| Broader (hypernym) | beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Judas |
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